The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-17
Some Interesting Information for the Farm
srs Of the United States.
Daily Average Temperature and Rainfall for
the Week EudiDg August Is.
Generally Favorable Weather for Crops in
the States on the Atlantic Coast.
Condition of the Corn Crop in the North
Western States-Averas Yield of
Spring and Winter wheat.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ii The following is
the weather crop bulletin of the signal Of
fee for the week ended August 13:
Temperature-During the week ending
August 13 the daily average temperature
has BEEN from two to three degrees below
the normal in the states on the Atlantic
coast. 1t has been decidedly warmer than
usual in the central valleys, the daily ex-
cess ranging from three to five degrees and
in the region from Texas northward to
Nebraska daily average excess ranged from
five 10 nine degrees. In California the
daily average temperature WAS from three
to five degrees below the normal. The
average temperature of the season from
January 1 to August 13 has been
generally in excess from the Alleghenies
westward to the Rocky mountains,
the daily average excess in this
region ranging from one to four degrees.
The seasonal temperature has also been ex-
cessive in the Middle Atlantic States aud
Southern New England, but az all other
Atlantic coast stations and from Lake Su-
perior to the Pacific coast the average tenn
perature has been slightly below the nor
nal.
Rainfall-During the week the rainfall
has been slightly in excess in the drought
region of Northern Illinois, Southern
Wisconsin, Southern Michigan, Eastern
and this morning general rains are re-
ported in the drought region from Mis-
souri, and Iowa Eastward to Ohio.
In all other sections the raj nfall
was less than usual, except in the eastern
portion of the cotton region. Eastern Vir-
giDia end Southern portions of Louisiana
and Mississippi where the rain fall for the
week was slightly in excess. The large
seasonal deficiency in rainfall previously
r4oA -. oN he
cotton region and in the corn belt from
Ohio Westward to Iowa and Missouri con-
tinuP, although rains have decreased this
deficiency in the Northern portion of the
corn belt. During the past four weeks less
than % per cent of the usual rain fall has
occurred in Southern and Central Illinois,
Western Kentucky, Southern Missouri and
Northern Arkansas. Less than so per cent
of the usual amount of rain fall occurred
in the States of the Upper Mississippi val
lev and the greater portion OF the rain re-
ported in this section during the past
week. In Western Minnesota, Dakota and
Nebraska and generally in the States on
the Atlantic coast, there has been an ex-
cess of rain fall during the past month.
General Remarks-The drought previ.
ously reported in the corn belt in the
Central Valleys, has been followed by
general rains, and the conditions exist
Iulb mOTnlDB luOlCdL6 THAI Tdln Will CO0-
tinue in this section, but the report from
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas, state that the rains came too
late to cause marked improvement in the
already injured crops. The weather has
been generally favorably for all crops in
the States on the Atlantic coast from
Georgia northwest to New England, and
reports from Mississippi, Arkansas and Ala
bama indicate that the weather for the
week has been favorable for the cotton
crop. although the crop needs more rain in
portions of Tennessee and Arkansas. Less
than so per cent of the usual amount OF
rain was reported in the tobacco region of
Kentucky and West Virginia during the
past four weeks; during same period in
Virginia over IS per cent of the usual
amount of rain occurred, and in North
Cal olina, Pennsylvania and Connecticut
rain fall for the month has been largely in
excess,